Euthynotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic epoch.[1] It is generally considered the basalmost pachycormiform.[3]
Euthynotus Temporal range:
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Euthynotus incognitus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Pachycormiformes |
Family: | †Pachycormidae |
Genus: | †Euthynotus Agassiz, 1843 |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
editEuthynotus has two species classified within it:[4]
- †Euthynotus incognitus Blainville, 1818
- †Euthynotus intermedius Agassiz, 1839
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ "†Euthynotus (ray-finned fish)". fossilworks. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Wretman, Lovisa; Blom, Henning; Kear, Benjamin P. (2016-09-02). "Resolution of the Early Jurassic actinopterygian fish Pachycormus and a dispersal hypothesis for Pachycormiformes". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (5): e1206022. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E6022W. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1206022. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 89338085.
- ^ "†Euthynotus (ray-finned fish)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 December 2022.